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Raising the Minimum Wage Is Good for Business
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Raising the Minimum Wage Is Good for Business (But the Corporate Lobby Doesn't Think So)
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14672-raising-the-minimum-wage-is-good-for-business-but-the-corporate-lobby-doesnt-think-so
Peter Dreier and Donald Cohen, Truthout: Contrary to naysayers in the business lobby, numerous studies suggest increasing the minimum wage to $9 an hour and tying it to the cost of living will lift millions of Americans out of poverty and stimulate the economy.
Hubris Isn't the Half of It
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14717-hubris-isnt-the-half-of-it
David Swanson, War Is a Crime: MSNBC's new documentary about the fraudulent case for going to war in Iraq fails to address the network's own role in supporting it.
Forward on Climate: The Slightest Glimmer of Hope for the Planet
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14720-forward-on-climate-the-slightest-glimmer-of-hope-for-the-planet
Candice Bernd, Truthout: The Forward on Climate rally brought tens of thousands to Washington, DC to push the president toward serious solutions to the climate crisis. Is the climate movement ready, should Obama extinguish the faint hope for a decisive rejection of Keystone XL?
Shooters Transformed by a New Era of Virtual Dehumanization?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14624-shooters-transformed-by-new-era-of-virtual-dehumanization
Michael Meurer, Truthout: A new era of virtual dehumanization has transformed the nature of violence, concludes Michael Meurer.
Arm Kids to Combat Propaganda: Teach Reason - the Fourth "R" - in the Classroom
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14706-arm-kids-to-combat-propaganda-teach-reason-the-fourth-r-in-the-classroom
Carmen Yarrusso, Truthout: Yarrusso proposes an essential new discipline: teaching children how to think, rather than what to think, so that they will be armed against the potentially deadly deluge of propaganda and deceit promulgated throughout society.
Football Stadium Named After Private Prison Company Blurs the Line Between Retribution and Recreation
http://truth-out.org/news/item/14721-football-stadium-named-after-private-prison-company-blurs-line-between-retribution-and-recreation
Christopher Petrella, Truthout: The nation's second largest for-profit, private prison firm recently announced its intention to gift $6 million over a 12-year period to Florida Atlantic University. In return, the university has agreed to name its 29,419-seat open-air football facility after the company.
Bowman Versus Monsanto: Indiana Farmer's Supreme Court Challenge to Corporate Control of Food Supply
http://truth-out.org/video/item/14725-bowman-v-monsanto-indiana-farmers-supreme-court-challenge-to-corporate-control-of-food-supply
Amy Goodman, Nermeen Shaikh and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!: Debbie Barker, program director of Save Our Seeds and international director of the Center for Food Safety provides context to the current David vs. Goliath Supreme Court case against Monsanto.
Ten Best Movies to Celebrate Black History Month
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14724-ten-best-movies-to-celebrate-black-history-month
Judy Molland, Care2: In the ten best movies that celebrate Black History Month, you will notice that "Lincoln" is not one of them.
How Migrant Demographics are Reshaping US Politics
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14722-how-migrant-demographics-are-reshaping-us-politics
Mark Engler, New Internationalist Magazine: With seven out of ten Latinos voting to re-elect Barack Obama, Republicans are debating whether to alter their hardline immigration stance, says Mark Engler.
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Hedge Fund Billionaires Lower Taxes by Sending Cash on a Bermuda Vacation
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/item/17821-hedge-fun-billionaires-lower-taxes-by-sending-cash-on-a-bermuda-vacation
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: You may not be able to afford a vacation to Bermuda in these hard times, but hedge fund managers can send their cash there. Not only does the cash get a respite in the balmy sun-drenched country, it comes back to the Wall Street titans as a tax-break.
US Troops Arrive in Niger to Set Up Drone Base
Read the Article at The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-troops-arrive-in-niger-to-set-up-drone-base/2013/02/22/2a3348c0-7d01-11e2-9e84-3fbb5d2ef2a9_story.html
How the Voting Rights Act, Now in Danger, Came to Pass and Shaped History
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http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/02/civil-rights-law-hangs-in-the-balance.php?ref=fpb
Republicans Rewrite History on the Sequester
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ruth-marcus-republicans-rewrite-history-on-the-sequester/2013/02/21/3581d05c-7c61-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_story.html?hpid=z3
Stacking the Deck: The Phony "Fix the Debt" Campaign
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http://www.thenation.com/article/173022/stacking-deck-phony-fix-debt-campaign
Five Reasons the Keystone XL Pipeline Is Bad for the Economy
Read the Article at Common Dreams
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/02/21-0
The Drone Industry Wants a Makeover
Read the Article at Rolling Stone
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-drone-industry-wants-a-makeover-20130221
Gun Buybacks Could Be Funded by Gun Sales Tax, Lawmakers Propose
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-congress-gun-buyback-20130221,0,5668283.story
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